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The '''too difficult box''' is a political concept introduced by UK politician [[Charles Clarke]] to explain why politicians often opt-out of taking action to fix many serious political issues. It is focused on UK politics but the book suggests that the principles apply globally. |
The '''too difficult box''' is a political concept introduced by UK politician [[Charles Clarke]] to explain why politicians often opt-out of taking action to fix many serious political issues. It is focused on UK politics but the book suggests that the principles apply globally. |
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Clarke originally expounded his ideas in a serious of lectures at the [[University of East Anglia]] in 2011 and |
Clarke originally expounded his ideas in a serious of lectures at the [[University of East Anglia]] in 2011 and in 2014 he launched the book ''The 'Too Difficult' Box: The Big Issues Politicians Can't Crack'2014. The introduction, conclusion and a chapter on immigration is written by Clarke. The rest of the book contains individual chapters (edited by Clarke) by past or politicians or political commentators - each chapter covering a specific political issue considered to be in tet difficult box. |
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Some reasons Clarke gives why politicians find some issues to difficult re: |
Some reasons Clarke gives why politicians find some issues to difficult re: |
Revision as of 21:06, 9 January 2015
The too difficult box is a political concept introduced by UK politician Charles Clarke to explain why politicians often opt-out of taking action to fix many serious political issues. It is focused on UK politics but the book suggests that the principles apply globally.
Clarke originally expounded his ideas in a serious of lectures at the University of East Anglia in 2011 and in 2014 he launched the book The 'Too Difficult' Box: The Big Issues Politicians Can't Crack'2014. The introduction, conclusion and a chapter on immigration is written by Clarke. The rest of the book contains individual chapters (edited by Clarke) by past or politicians or political commentators - each chapter covering a specific political issue considered to be in tet difficult box.
Some reasons Clarke gives why politicians find some issues to difficult re:
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Category:Political concepts Category:Politics of the United Kingdom